Simon West directed a film which tried to capture the vibe of some of Guy Ritchies best films, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. This was a re-make of a Charles Bronson film from the 70’s which did not need redone… it was good how it was. Unfortunately, I felt some of the intense and supposedly “cool” moments seemed to be a little “forced”. Jason Statham, Ben Foster, and Donald Sutherland star in a film dealing with assassins with feelings.
Though emotions are supposed to be withheld in the world of taking people out anonymously; when it comes to the life of a dear friend, killers cant help but have some feeling. Arthur Bishop (Statham) gets the secret order from his boss to kill Harry McKenna (Sutherland) who was his mentor and also the Father of Steve McKenna (Foster) who Bishop must now take in himself and mentor. Steve, Harry’s Son, does not know that Arthur killed his father and it tears at Arthur until the end as how and when to tell him that he killed his dad…… Teaching Steve the way of the assassin leads to many unique ways to kill people in the world “deserving” death.
An okay film filled with cliché assassination plots, much like The Specialist, The Assassin, and The Shooter.
Elementary Grading Scale: Needs Improvement
1-10: 5
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